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The Churches and Ministry of the Classes of Cayuga and Geneva, being more or less associated with those of Montgomery, are included, with brief reference, in these records. The printed Particular Synod of Albany Minutes, except a few copies found by the writer, are lacking for the first twenty years, and for the next forty years they are cruelly condensed (for history's sake), and typographically much in error.
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ferred to in this part of the record that has to do with the Cayuga and Geneva Classes, the churches mentioned above or below will be found in the Montgomery Classis lists.
Geneva Classis
The Particular Synod of Albany in 1851 organized the Classis of Geneva, making it to consist of the following churches: Arcadia, Caroline, Cato, Farmerville, Geneva, Gorham, Ithaca, Piffardinia, Tyre Wolcott. In the statistical tables of 1852 (P. S. A. Minutes) are added Lodi, Pultneyville and Waterloo. Corwin's Digest adds Buffalo, Clymer and Rochester, tho these do not occur in the statistics until 1853. In this same year Cataline (error for Caroline) is added and Gorham and Piffardinia are dropped. In 1887 the Classis of Geneva was disbanded, the churches going into the recently formed Classis of Rochester. At this time the Classis of Geneva had these churches in membership: Abbe, Clymer, Farmer Village, Marion, Pultneyville, Arcadia, Dunkirk, Geneva, Mina, Rochester, Caroline, East William- son, Lodi, Ontario, Tyre. There were two thousand members in these churches and fifteen hundred in the Sunday schools. Fifteen ministers were members and $11,000 was raised for congregational ex- penses during the year previous to disbanding. In 1887 the Particular Synod of Albany organized the Classis of Rochester, to take the place of the Classis of Geneva. The churches forming the Classis of Rochester were as follows: Abbe, Arcadia, Clymer, East Williamson, Farmer Village, Geneva, Lodi, Marion, Dunkirk, Pultneyville, Pal- myra, Rochester, First and Second Tyre, Ontario. Of these churches Lodi and Farmer Village (Interlaken) are now in Montgomery Classis. Dunkirk, organized in 1867, vacant for three fourths of its nominal existence, was dropped in 1888. Geneva was disbanded when the Classis of Rochester was formed. The rest of the above named churches are now in Rochester Classis. Other churches which were in membership in the Geneva Classis, not mentioned elsewhere, were as follows: Buffalo and Buffalo Holland (1856), Mina Corners (1857), Athens, Pa. (1859).
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Churches of Lapuga and Beneba Classes Tinrecorded Elsewhere
The Reformed church at Clymer (Chautauqua Co.) was called ABBE the Abbe church in memory of Mrs. L. M. Abbe of Albany, who gave a large sum of money toward its erection. Clymer, formed in 1821, was named after Gen. Clymer, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Organized in 1869, it is today a prosperous church in the Rochester Classis of two hundred and fifty members. (The Clymer Hill church is another organization of 1853.) ARCADIA
This church was also called "Fairville" (Wayne Co.) and was organized in 1835 by the Classis of Cayuga. Among the pastors were Rev. Elbert Nevius (1835-1836), the famous missionary to Borneo; Rev. William E. Turner (1841-1848), John Whitbeck (1850-1852), Benj. F. Snyder (1855-1856), and Rev. W. E. Turner (second pastorate, 1862-1866). In 1870 the organiza- tion was abandoned. The Second Reformed church of Arcadia (near Newark) was organized in 1833 and is today a church of a hundred and eighty members in the Rochester Classis.
This was a Bradford county (Pa.) organization of ATHENS, PA. 1858 with a reported charter membership of ninety- five. Its pastors were Rev. Augustus F. Todd (1858- 1865), Rev. Philip Berry (1865-1872), Rev. John F. Shaw (1868-1870). This was a Cayuga county church, organized in 1813 AURELIUS by Rev. Conrad Ten Eyck, who served the church Grasco Outlet
fourteen years. There were nearby organizations at Sempronius, where Rev. George W. Brinkerhoff was prior to 1812, and Sterling (named after Lord Sterling). Rev. David R. De Fraest was pastor at Sterling during 1825-1828. The 1855 census gives the Dutch church at North Sterling. Aurelius was the former name of the town of Owasco and was three miles west of Auburn.
This was a Cayuga county church, organized in 1831 and
CATLIN served for two years (1832-1833) by Rev. Leonard Rogers,
who was at Owasco Outlet nearby for two years (1833- 1834). He died in 1838. Nothing further is known of the Catlin church.
The New York Gazetteer (1849) says that the first church CLAY organized in the town of Clay was a Dutch Reformed body, whose meeting house was in the north-eastern part of the town of Clay. Smith's "Pioneer Times in Onondaga County" also refers to this early Reformed Dutch church.
The Reformed church of Cleveland (Oswego Co.) CLEVELAND was organized in 1850, but after a few years, during which it was ministerd unto by Rev. David B. Hall (cf Columbia) and Rev. Nathan W. Jones. It went over to the Pres- byterian body in 1856.
Originally this Holland church was in the Classis CLEVELAND, O. of Cayuga, when it was organized in 1864. Rev. A. K. Kasse was licensed by the Geneva Classis, and after a pastorate at Pultneyville (1851-1861) and one at Buffalo
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(1861-1864), he went to Cleveland, from which he went to the Second Church of Paterson, N. J. in 1868, and died as pastor of that church in 1874.
One of the churches taken from Montgomery to form
GENEVA the Classis of Geneva. It was organized in 1831 (On- tarion Co.) and for a quarter of a century did splendid work. At the time that it was the strongest church in the Classis of Geneva it was disbanded, its one hundred thirty members dis- missed, and the church building and property, worth $10,000, was sold to the city of Geneva for $4,000 to satisfy a claim of the Collegiate church of New York. The city later sold the property to the church of Rome. General Synod met at Geneva in 1867, and at the time there were a hundred and seventy-eight members who gave $701 for benevolence the previous year. Its first pastor was Rev. Henry Man- deville (1831-1834), who later went to Utica (cf). Following him were Rev. Gustavus Abeel (1835-1849), Rev. James Romeyn (1850- 1851), who died as the pastor emeritus in 1859, a Boanerges in the pulpit of his day; Rev. Henry V. Voorhees (1851-1854), Rev. Jos. A. Collier (1855-1859), a most successful pastor, especially with the young; Rev. Charles Wiley (1859-1865) and for ten years in the Utica church (cf); Rev. Samuel J. Rogers (1865-1872), who later was pastor at Fort Plain (cf); Rev. William W. Brush (1872-1878), or- dained by the Geneva Classis in 1866 and installed over the Farmer Village church (cf); Rev. Oppie (1878-1879), who died in 1880; Rev. William H. Nasholds (1880-1882), who went to Farmer Village next (cf); and Rev. Thomas C. Strong (1882-1885-S. S.), who became a Presbyterian in 1871 at the close of his pastorate in the Ithaca church (cf) that became Congregational in 1872. Dr. Strong was President of Wells College during 1871-1875, and of the Pennsylvania Female College at Pittsburgh during 1875-1878. He was the Cor. Secy. of the Board of Publication (1859-1868) and President of General Synod at both Geneva and Albany in 1867, when the present name of the denomination was fixd.
This place was first called "Easton" then "Lincoln."
GORHAM Organized in 1843 the church at Gorham had but a decade of existence, during which time it was pastored by Rev. Abram G. Ryerson, Rev. Aaron Lloyd and Rev. Israel Ham- mond (cf Owasco).
The Reformed church of Ithaca (Tompkins Co.) was or- ITHACA ganized on April 2, 1830, with forty members. A month after the formation of the church the people were wor- shipping in their new edifice, an humble imitation of the Parthenon, which served them for forty years-the span of life for the Ithaca Reformed Dutch church. With the coming of Rev. Dr. Charles M. Tyler in 1872 to the pastorate, the church went over into the Con- gregational body. Pastors at Ithaca were Revs. Alexander M. Mann, John C. F. Hoes (cf Chittenango), James V. Henry, Charles H. A. Bulkley, Joachim Elmendorf, John W. Schoenck, Francis N. Zabriskie, and Thomas C. Strong. Rev. Dr. W. E. Griffis (N. B. Sem. '72) served the Congregational church ten years, from 1893. Ground for the original church was given by Simeon De Witt, the founder of Ithaca. A memorial tablet in the handsome new edifice of the Con- gregational body records the names of the pastors of the Reformed Dutch church. Rev. Mann was the first pastor at Ithaca (1831-1837)
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who, later had a twenty year pastorate in the First Church of Pough- keepsie, his last charge. Rev. Hoes' pastorate was from 1837 thro 1845 in which year he went to Kingston for his last twenty years work. Here at Kingston he built the stone church. He came to Ithaca from Chittenango (cf). Dr. Hoes died in 1883. Rev. James V. Henry succeeded Dr. Hoes, coming from a seven years' pastorate at Ossining. He remained at Ithaca during the years 1846-1849. Rev. Henry died at Jersey City, N. J., March 14, 1873. Rev. Charles H. A. Bulkley, a Presbyterian followed who supplied the pulpit thro 1850- 1852. Rev. Joachim Elmendorf began his ministry in 1853, remaining upwards of three years. Other pastorates of his were at Saugerties, First Syracuse, Second Albany and in the Harlem Collegiate of New York. Rev. John W. Scheneck (1855-1863), who died while pastor of the Claverack church in 1881, at the close of a ten year pastorate; Rev. Francis N. Zabriskie (1863-1866), who later was connected with the "Christian Intelligencer," and was followed by Rev. Thomas C. Strong of whom we have spoken at length under Geneva (cf), who was the last Dutch pastor (1870-1871).
An Onondaga county Reformed church, organized
JAMESVILLE about 1833 (P. S. A. Min.). It was short lived, Rev. E. Evans serving it in 1836, and Rev. Thomas A. Amerman from 1838 thro 1840.
"The First Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Japan" JAPAN is reported in the 1866 General Synod Minutes under the Classis of Cayuga. It had a membership of twenty-nine, two hundred and fifty under Bible instruction, and reported six hundred and seventy-four in the Sunday schools. Rev. Samuel R. Brown (cf Owasco Outlet) and Rev. Guido F. Verbeck were in charge of the work.
This place in Onondaga county, was settled in 1793. LAMSONS A New York Gazetter of 1855 refers to this church. Elijah and Solomon Toll were among the first settlers, John Toll being the first child born here.
Organized in March, 1828, in a small town of Onon- LYSANDER daga county by Rev. James Stevenson, thro half a century it did good work. On its organization it took in the Second Presbyterian church, which was organized in 1820, but had no building. Rev. John Davenport was the missionary here. Dis- sension soon arose, followed by litigation, the original Dutch church winning in the courts. In 1833 a Presbyterian church was built and until 1877, both churches prospered. About this time, however, a union of the two was perfected, forming the Lysander Congregational church. Rev. James B. Stevenson (cf Florida) thro 1827 and 1827, and Rev. James E. Quaw during 1829 and 1830 did missionary work on the fields. Other men who were pastors or supplies were, Rev. Aaron A. Marcellus (1830-1831), Rev. Melanchton B. Williams (1834-1855), Rev. Richard W. Knight (1846-1848), Rev. J. W. Bradford (1849-1855), Rev. Francis V. Van Vranken (1861-1866), Rev. J. H. Enders (1866-1869), who was later at Chittenango (cf), and Rev. William A. Wurts (1871- 1876), who was also a pastor at Hagaman (cf). Of these men Rev. Quaw lost his life on Lake Erie in 1845; Mr. Marcellus spent most of his years in teaching; Mr. Williams is unknown after leaving Lysander: Mr. Bradford in his last years lived retired at Marathon, where he died March 3, 1874.
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A Chautauqua county church, called also Mina Corners, or- MINA ganized in 1856 and was active for a quarter of a century, tho its name was not dropped from the roll of the Geneva Classis until 1887. Rev. John W. Dunnewold while pastor at Clymer Hill Congregational church (1851-1868) supplied the church until 1860, and then became pastor (1860-1868). He was followed by Rev. Jacob Weber and Rev. John Boehrer (cf West Leyden). Clymer Hill was in the Congregational body, but joined the Classis in 1851, along with its pastor.
The story of this church, in Seneca county, is told in con- OVID nection with Lodi, into which in 1830, it was merged. An important institution of learning was here for many years. The Ovid Presbyterian church was dismissed to the Classis in 1809, when Mr. Brokaw was installed.
A Livingston county Reformed church, organized in PIFFARDINA 1847, and served for a couple of years by James M. Compton, who spent most of his ministry in Mont- gomery Classis (cf Columbia). Its name is dropped from Classis after 1852.
The Onondaga county history refers to the Plain-
PLAINVILLE ville Reformed Protestant Dutch church, situated in the town of Lysander, and as late as 1850, speaks of it as being still at work.
There was an early organization at Pultney-
PULTNEYVILLE ville in 1824, to which Rev. J. F. Morris min- istered, but the present church (Rochester Classis) was organized in 1851. It has a membership of 141.
Owas ritter SEMPRONIUS and STIRLING were out station of Aurelius (cf).
A Cayuga Classis organization of 1827, which SIX MILE CREEK had but a single pastor, Rev. Garret Mande- ville, who served the church for three years from 1831, when he retired from the active ministry tho he lived
until 1853. Received from Albany Presbytery in 1819.
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This church, also called the "Malcolm Church," was organ- ized Itu 1836 by the Cayuga Classis. It is now in the Rochester Classis and has a membership of thirty-eight.
1.18.25 Another name for this church, which at first was in WOLCOTT Cayuga then in the Geneva Classis, was "Fair Haven," and was organized in 1847. Gov. Wolcott of Connecti- cut was sponsor for first name. Rev. Richard W. Knight (cf Owasco) was the first pastor (1849-1852), and was followed by Rev. John Muller (1854-1857), who later became President of Pleasant Prarie Academy. Rev. Cornelius Gates was pastor during 1857-1859 (cf Amsterdam); Rev. Thomas G. Watson (1862-1864), who died in 1900, while pastor of the Brighton Heights Presbyterian church. Rev. Benjamin A. Bartholf was the next pastor (1864-1868), whose ministry was partly spent in the Presbyterian church. Rev. James L. Southard succeeded Bartholf (1869-1881), and afterwards was ten years at Buskirks, and died at Griggstown, N. J., in 1906. He was the last Reformed pastor, the church becoming Presbyterian in 1882.
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Reformed Churches Alphabetically Listed
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(With Parenthetic Explanation)
Abbe (Clymer)
Albany Bush (Amsterdam)
Alexandria Bay (Thousand Isles) Conewago (Caugnawaga)
Amsterdam-First
Amsterdam (Albany Bush)
Currytown (Root)
Amsterdam (Port Jackson)
Amsterdam-Trinity
Amsterdam (Veddersburg)
Andristown (Andrustown)
Arcadia (Fairville)
Asquach (Asquako)
Athens (Pa.)
Auriesville (Auries Creek) Aurelius
East Palatine
Eminence (Summit)
Ephratah Eukersbush (Youker's Bush)
Beaverdam (Roxbury)
Blenheim (So. Gilboa)
Bowman's Kill (Buel)
Broadalbin (Fonda's Bush)
Buel (Bowman's Kill)
Buffalo
Buffalo (German)
Buffalo (German)
Buffalo (Holland)
Fonda (Caughnawaga)
Fonda's Bush (Broadalbin)
Fonda's Bush (New Harlem and Johnstown)
Ford's Bush
Fort Herkimer (German Flatts)
Fort Hunter
Fort Plain
Fultonville
Caughnawaga (Fonda)
Charleston (Charlestown)
Geneva
Chenango (Union)
German Flatts (Fort Herkimer)
Chittenango
Glen 7
Chukonot (Florida)
Gorham
Cicero
Greenwich
Cincinnatus
Cleveland (N. Y.)
Hagaman (Hagaman's Mills)
Henderson (Warren)
Herkimer
Herkimer-Second
Cobleskill
Howes Cave (Schoharie)
Coenradstown
Columbia Conesville (Schoharie Kill)
Coresville
Danube (Indian Castle)
Day (Sacondaga)
Dillenburgh (Tillaborough)
Dorlach (Sharon)
Duanesborough (Duanesburgh) Durham (oak Still)
Fair Haven (Wolcott)
Fairville (Arcadia)
Farmers Village (Interlaken)
Fayette
Florida (Minaville)
Florida (Chukonot)
Canajoharie Canajoharie (Sand Hill)
Canajoharie (Sprakers Basin) (Westerlo)
Canastota
Caroline
Cato
Cleveland (O.) Clay Clymer (Abbe)
Huntersfield (Schoharie)
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Ilion Indian Castle (Danube) Interlaken (Farmers Village) Ithaca
Jamesville Johnsborough (Johnsburgh) ' Johnstown (Fonda's Bush) Johnstown (Kingsborough)
Kingsborough (Johnstown) Klock's (St. Johnsville)
Lamsons Lawyersville (New Rhinebeck) Le Roy Lodi (Ovid) Lysander
Manheim (Snell's Bush) Mapletown (Middletown) Mariaville
Marion
Mayfield
Middleburgh (Schoharie Upper) Middletown (Mapletown)
Mina Corners Minaville (Florida) Minden Mohawk
Naumburglı
New Bremen New Harlem (Fonda's Bush) New York Mills New Rhinebeck (Lawyersville) North Harlem
Ontario Oppenheim (Youker's Bush) Osquako (Asquatlı) Ovid (Lodi) Owasco Owasco Pake) Owasco Outlet (Sand Beach)
Palatine (St. Johnsville) Palmyra Piffardinia Palatine-East
Palatine Stone Church
Perth Plainville Point Rock Port Jackson (Amsterdam) Pultneyville
Rochester Root (Currytown ) Roxbury ( Beaverlen
Sacondaga (Day) Salisbury
Sand Beach (Owasco Outlet)
Sand Hill (Canajoharie)
Schoharie (Huntersfield)
Schoharie Kill (Conesville) Schoharie Lower (Schoharie)
Schoharie Mt. (Howes Cave)
Schoharie Upper (Middleburgh)
Schuyler
Sempronius dataAurelius)
Sharon (Dorlach)
Six Mile Creek
So. Gilboa (Blenheim)
Sprakers (Westerlo)
Snell's Bush (Manheim)
Sinthiock (Stillwater)
Stillwater (Sinthiock)
Sterling (Rokumotifs)
Stone Arabia
St. Johnsville (Palatine)
Summit (Eminence)
Syracuse -- First
Syracuse-Second
Tillaborough (Dillenburgh) Thousand Isles (Alexandria Bay) Tyre
Union (near Chenango) Union (Montgomery Co.) Utica
Warren (Henderson) Waterloo
Westerlo (Canajoharie) Sprakers West Leyden Wolcott (Fair Haven)
Youker's Bush (Oppenheim)
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Reformed Churches DE the Montgomery Classis, 1915
Chronologically Arranged
1723-Fort Herkimer 1798-Mapletown
1848-Syracuse First
1723-Herkimer 1800-Lodi
1850-Amsterdam 1st
1725-Stone Arabia
1812-Owasco Outlet
1850-Hagaman
1750-St. Johnsville
1823-Ephratah
1850-Naumburgh
1758-Fonda 1827-Canajoharie
1851-Thousand Isles
1770-Manheim
1830-Interlaken
1856-West Leyden
1784-Florida
1830-Utica
1871-Cranesville
1792-Glen
1831-Fort Plain
1892-Amsterdam-
1796-Sprakers
1837-Cicero
Trinity
1796-Currytown
1838-Fultonville
1894-Johnstown
1796-Owasco
1838-Mohawk
1895-Syracuse Second
1798-Columbia
1839-Auriesville
1908-Cortland
These dates represent the year of the organization of the work on the field-not the year always of the acceptance of church by the Classis.
Geographically Arranged
Cayuga Co .- Owasco and Owasco Outlet.
Cortland Co .- Cortland.
Fulton Co .- Ephratah and Johnstown.
Herkimer Co .- Columbia, Fort Herkimer, Herkimer, Manheim and Mohawk.
Jefferson Co .- Alexandria Bay.
Lewis Co .- Naumburgh and West Leyden.
Montgomery Co .- Amsterdam First and Trinity, Auriesville, Canajoharie, Cranesville, Currytown, Florida, Fonda, Hagaman, Fort Plain, Fultonville, Glen, Mapletown, St. Johnsville, Sprakers and Stone Arabia.
Oneida Co .- Utica.
Onondaga Co .- Syracuse First and Second, Cicero.
Seneca Co .- Interlaken and Lodi.
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Membership of Classis in 1915
Year Indicates Date of Joining Classis
1873-Rev. R. A. Pearse
1881-Rev. J. R. Kyle
1890-Rev. Ira Van Allen
1896-Rev. Joel Loucks
1901-Rev. H. C. Cussler Rev. C. F. Benjamin Rev. Henry Smith
1909-Rev. J. H. Brinckerhoff Rev. P. S. Beekman
Rev. Frederick Perkins
1910-Rev. E. J. Meeker
Rev. E. B. Van Arsdale
1912-Rev. J. H. Murphy
Rev. O. E. Beckes Rev. J. A. De Hollander
1902-Rev. C. V. W. Bedford
1903-Rev. P. A. Wessels
Rev. W. N. P. Dailey
Rev. H. A. Eliason
Rev. V. J. Blekkink
1915-Rev. A. S. Van Dyck Rev. U. G. Warren
Montgomery Classis Ministers
See Illustration on Next Page
1. Rev. T. De Witt Talmage 11. Rev. Peter Q. Wilson
2. Rev. Edward Lodewick
12. Rev. Isaac Labagh
3. Rev. Evert Van Slyck 13. Rev. James R. Talmage
4. Rev. James A. H. Cornell 14. Rev. Oscar H. Gregory
5. Rev. Jeremiah Searle 15. Rev. George W. Bethune
6. Rev. J. Romeyn Berry
16. Rev. A. Henry Dumont
7. Rev. Henry A. Raymond 17. Rev. James Murphey
8. Rev. John A. Liddell
18. Rev. John A. DeBaun
9. Rev. Martin Luther Berger 19. Rev. John P. Spinner
20. Rev. Guido F. Verbeck
10. Rev. Joachim Elmendorf 21. Rev. J. Lansing Pearse
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1906-Rev. G. G. Seibert
1913-Rev. E. B. Irish
1914-Rev. R. A. Stanton
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Reformed Church Ministers DE the Montgomery Classis
Abeel, Gustavus (1801-1887) 1835-1849-Union '23-N. B. '24-Geneva. Abell, James (d1867) 1838-1855-Chittenango.
Ackerman, Edw. G. (1837-1899) 1874-1879-Rutgers '66-N. B. '69- Currytown, Sprakers.
Ackerson, John H. (1810-1852) 1839-1841-N. B. '39-Columbia.
Amerman, Albert B. (1793-1881) 1816-1821-Col. '12-Asso. Refd. Sem. '16-Johnstown, Mayfield.
Amerman, Thos. A. (dec.) 1838-1840-Amherst '27-N. B. '30-James- ville.
Anderson, Chas. (1812-1900) 1879-1883-Union '40-Auburn '43- Owasco Outlet (S. S.)
Aurand, Henry (1805-1876) 1860-1863-Dartmouth '30-Columbia.
Babcock, Maltbie D. (1853-1901) Syracuse '79-Auburn '82-Cicero (S. S.) 1881.
Baehler, Louis H. (1839-1914) 1898-1901-Rutgers '61-N. B. '67- Manheim.
Ballagh, Wm. H. (d1892) 1886-1888-Rutgers '60-N. B. '63-Lodi. Barny, Wm. F. (1862) 1893-1896-Bloomfield Sem. '93-N. B. '09- Naumburgh and New Bremen-Milltown, N. J.
Barr, Robt. H. (1851) 1880-1883-Rutgers '75-N. B. '78-Owasco- Newburgh, N. Y.
Bartholf, Benj. (1835-1908) 1864-1868-Rutgers '61-N. B. '64-Fair Haven.
Bartlett, John-Pastor at Columbia 1811-1814.
Bassler, Benj. (1806-1866) 1838-1866-Union '30-N. B. '33-Farmers- ville.
Beattie, Jas. A. (1861-1915) 1892-1915-Glasgow Univ. '85-Princeton '89-Amsterdam, Trinity.
Beattie, John (1784-1864) 1838-1844-Union '06-Buffalo.
Beaver, J. Perry (1858) 1898-1901-Ursinus '80-Auburn '83-Buffalo -Coeymans, N. Y.
Becker, Chas .- Pastor at Naumburgh and New Bremen 1860-1870. Beckes, Oscar E. (1868) 1912-Emporia Col. '96-McCormick '98- Auburn '99-Mohawk-Mohawk, N. Y.
Bedford, C. V. W. (1871) 1902-N. B. '97-Johnstown, Currytown, Sprakers, Hagaman-Hagaman, N. Y.
Beekman, Peter S. (1861) 1893-1901 and 1909-Rutgers '84-N. B. '87 -Currytown-Johnstown-Johnstown, N. Y.
Beekman, Theo. A. (1856) 1885-1887-Rutgers '82-N. B. '85-Colum- bia, Rosendale, N. Y.
Benjamin, Chas. F. (1872) 1901-Rutgers '98-N. B. '01-Thousand Isles-Alexandria Bay, N. Y.
Bennet, Asa (1790-1858) 1828-1838-N. B. '24-Ovid.
First parenthesis gives birth, and if deceased, year; membership in Classis follows; College and seminary, and year; then fields served in Classis; address last. Cayuga and Geneva classes, set off from and returning to Montgomery are somewhat included in this list.
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Bentley, E. W. (1826-1886) supplied Canajoharie in 1881.
Benson, Clarence H. (1879) Oct. 1911-Jun. 1912-Univ. Minn and Macalster College-Princeton '08-Buffalo (now in Rochester Classis)-Buffalo, N. Y.
Berger, Martin L (.1839-1910) 1868-1875-Williams '59-Union Sem. '62-Syracuse First.
Bergman, Jacob C. (1861) 1895-1901-Albion '88-Yale Div. '91-N. Y. Mills-Grand Rapids, Mich.
Berry, Philip (1837-1889) 1865-1872-Rutgers '57-N. B. '60-Athens (Pa.)
Bethune, Geo. W. (1805-1862) 1831-1834-Col. and Dickson '23- Princeton '26-Utica.
Blekkink, Evert J. (1858) 1894-1899-Hope '86-N. B. '89-Amsterdam, Trinity-Holland, Mich. Western Theo. Seminary.
Blekkink, Victor J. (1887) 1914-Hope '09-N. B. '12-Canajoharie- Canajoharie, N. Y.
Blodgett, Gaius M. (1815-1884)-Union '34-Auburn '37-Columbia, Warren (Licentiate), Stone Arabia 1858-1859 (S. S.)
Boehrer, John (1828-1913) 1856-1862 and 1868-West Leyden, Naum- burgh and New Bremen.
Bogardus, Francis M. (1836) 1872-1877-Rutgers '60-N. B. '63-Mo- hawk-Asbury Park, N. J.
Bogardus, Nanning (d1868) 1834 and 1858-1868-Fort Plain, Sprakers, Stone Arabia.
Bolsterle, Geo. S. (1876) 1909-1911-Rutgers and N. B. '09-West Ley- den,-N. Y. City, N. Y.
Bork, Christian (1758-1823) 1796-1798-N. B. 1795-Sharon.
Boyd, John C. (1836-1901) 1865-1870 and 1883-1901-Princeton '55- Princeton Sem. '63-Fonda, Auriesville and Sammonsville (S. S.) Boyd, Joshua (1785-1874) 1826-1828-Union '14-Herkimer Second. Bradford, Wm. J. (1795-1874) 1849-1858-Princeton Sem. '23-Lysan- der (S. S.)
Brandow, John H. (1853) 1886-1888-Rutgers '83-N. B. '86-Mohawk -Albany, N. Y.
Brinckerhoff, Geo. G. (1761-1813)-N. B. 1788-Owasco, Sempronius. Brinckerhoff, J. Howard (1883) 1909-Rutgers '05-N. B. '08-Herki- mer-Herkimer, N. Y.
Brokaw, Abram (1761-1846) 1796-1822-Queens 1793-N. B. 1796- Lodi, Ovid, Owasco.
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